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Guatemala · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 9 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

127th of 149 · 19th in Latin America
Air transport, passengers carriedGuatemala's air transport, passengers carried rose from 114,600 in 1982 to 221,478 in 2023.19902000201020200200k400k600k221,478

Guatemala's air transport, passengers carried rose from 114,600 in 1982 to 221,478 in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

119th of 137 · 19th in Latin America
Air transport, freightGuatemala's air transport, freight fell from 6.3 in 1983 to 0.5 in 2023.1990200020102020010203040500.5

Guatemala's air transport, freight fell from 6.3 in 1983 to 0.5 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

68th of 84 · 4th in Latin America*
Rail lines (total route-km)Guatemala's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 903 km in 1995 to 885 km in 2004.19961998200020022004880885890895900905885 km

Guatemala's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 903 km in 1995 to 885 km in 2004.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

49th of 95 · 3rd in Latin America*
Railways, goods transportedGuatemala's railways, goods transported rose from 14 in 1995 to 2,207 in 2000.19951996199719981999200005001,0001,5002,0002,5002,207

Guatemala's railways, goods transported rose from 14 in 1995 to 2,207 in 2000.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

49th of 103 · 10th in Latin America
Container port trafficGuatemala's container port traffic rose from 970,635 in 2010 to 2.01M in 2024.201020122014201620182020202220241M1.5M2M2.01M

Guatemala's container port traffic rose from 970,635 in 2010 to 2.01M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

44th of 165 · 8th in Latin America
Liner shipping connectivity indexGuatemala's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 18.6 in 2006 to 37.2 in 2021.20102015202001020304037.2

Guatemala's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 18.6 in 2006 to 37.2 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

87th of 138 · 15th in Latin America
Logistics performance index, overallGuatemala's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.5 in 2007 to 2.6 in 2022.2010201520202.42.62.82.6

Guatemala's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.5 in 2007 to 2.6 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

160th of 215 · 40th in Latin America
Access to electricity (% of population)Guatemala's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 60.8 % in 1995 to 90.9 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202060%80%100%90.9 %

Guatemala's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 60.8 % in 1995 to 90.9 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

130th of 183 · 28th in Latin America
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryGuatemala's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 6.8 /100k in 2000 to 22.9 /100k in 2019.2000200520102015051015202522.9 /100k

Guatemala's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 6.8 /100k in 2000 to 22.9 /100k in 2019.

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